Monkees
The Monkees were an American pop rock band formed in Los Angeles in the mid-1960s. The band consisted of Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones, Michael Nesmith, and Peter Tork. Spurred by the success of the television show of the same name, The Monkees were one of the most successful bands of the late 1960s. With international hits, four chart-topping albums and three chart-topping songs ("Last Train to Clarksville", "I'm a Believer", and "Daydream Believer"), they sold more than 75 million records worldwide. The Monkees were originally a fictional band created for the NBC television sitcom of the same name. Dolenz, Jones, Nesmith and Tork were cast to portray members of a band in the sitcom. Music credited to The Monkees appeared in the sitcom and was released on LPs and singles beginning in 1966, and the sitcom aired from 1966 to 1968. At first, the band members' musical contributions were primarily limited to lead vocals and the occasional composition, with the remaining music provided by professional songwriters and studio musicians. Though this arrangement yielded multiple hit albums and singles, the band members revolted and, after a brief power struggle, gained full control over the recording process in 1967. For two albums, The Monkees mostly performed as a group; however, within a year, each member was pursuing his own interests under the Monkees' name, rendering The Monkees once again a group in name only. With widespread allegations that the band members did not play their own instruments—followed by the cancellation of The Monkees, diminishing success on the charts, and waning popularity overall—band members began to leave the group. The Monkees held a final recording session in 1970 before breaking up. Renewed interest in The Monkees emerged in 1986, leading to a 20th anniversary reunion. Over the subsequent 35 years, The Monkees intermittently reunited for reunion tours, a major-network television special, and the production of new studio albums. After the deaths of Jones in 2012 and Tork in 2019, Dolenz and Nesmith undertook a farewell tour in 2021. This tour concluded shortly before Nesmith's death later that year, leaving Dolenz as the sole surviving member.
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References
Title | Summary | |
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Covering Harry | ... importantly, teen sensation the Monkees had settled on ... | |
Colin Richardson's 1978 Interview with Harry Nilsson | ... with RCA . Herb Alpert , The Monkees , Blood, Sweat ... | |
Daddy's Song (performed by Monkees) | ... that it would compete with The Monkees' cover version. ... | |
Cuddly Toy (performed by Monkees) | The Monkees recorded a version of "Cuddly Toy " in April of ... | |
One Last Touch of Nilsson | ... guys?' He said, 'These are the Monkees .' I had heard ... | |
Zor and Zam {Studio Version} | ... Nilsson played keyboard on the Monkees's recording of ... | |
Signs | ... he auditioned songs for the Monkees . Harry Nilsson ... | |
The Birds, The Bees, and The Monkees {Sundazed LP Reissue} [1996] | An album by The Monkees . Nilsson sings backing vocals for ... | |
Cuddly Toy | ... selling "Cuddly Toy" to The Monkees and receiving a ... | |
Bobby Hart | ... Gum - Boyce & Hart, The Monkees, and Turning Mayhem ... | |
Bruce Ansley's Top Ten Signs You're a Harry Head | ... , Buckminster Fuller , The Monkees , and Yoko Ono . ... | |
Aerial Ballet {Monophonic LP Second Release} [1968] | ... version would compete with The Monkees' cover of the ... | |
Thinking About Tomorrow | ... Tomorrow " as a demo for The Monkees . | Songwriter: ... | |
Remembering Harry | ... When their hot property The Monkees recorded his ... | |
The Birds, The Bees, and The Monkees {Stereophonic LP} [1968] | ... release. An album by The Monkees . Nilsson sings ... | |
The Birds, The Bees, and The Monkees {Rhino LP Reissue} [1994] | An album by The Monkees . Nilsson sings backing vocals for ... | |
Daddy's Song | Harry Nilsson included "Daddy's Song " on his Aerial Ballet ... | |
Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd. {Monophonic LP} [1967] | ... Door into Summer ." | Artist: Monkees | |
Missing Links Volume Three [1996] | ... "Zor and Zam ." | Artist: Monkees | |
The Monkees {Everywhere a Sheik, Sheik} | ... Sheik, Sheik" episode of The Monkees . | |
Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd. {Stereophonic LP} [1967] | ... Door into Summer . | Artist: Monkees | |
Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd. {US CD Reissue} [1995] | ... Door into Summer ." | Artist: Monkees |
Connection Chains
- From It Had to Be You to Monkees in 18 Steps
- From Monkees to Micky Dolenz in 16 Steps
- From The Eagles to Monkees in 14 Steps
- From Monkees to Rine Geveke in 12 Steps
- From Me and My Arrow to Monkees in 11 Steps
- From Freckles to Monkees in 11 Steps
- From Duit on Mon Dei to Monkees in 11 Steps
- From Monkees to May 19 in 10 Steps
- From Subterranean Homesick Blues to Monkees in 10 Steps
- From Randy Newman to Monkees in 10 Steps
- From Harry Carroll to Monkees in 10 Steps
- From Monkees to Robin Hood Music Co. in 10 Steps
- From Monkees to Bill Bixby in 9 Steps
- From Monkees to February 10 in 9 Steps
- From Monkees to Jesus Christ You're Tall in 9 Steps
- From River Deep-Mountain High to Monkees in 9 Steps
- From Paradise to Monkees in 9 Steps
- From 1941 to Monkees in 9 Steps
- From Remember (Christmas) to Monkees in 9 Steps
- From Gemeinsam to Monkees in 9 Steps
- From Ballin' the Jack to Monkees in 9 Steps
- From Puget Sound to Monkees in 9 Steps
- From Monkees to Pretty Soon There'll Be Nothing Left for Everybody in 9 Steps
- From Monkees to Shady Lane in 9 Steps
- From Monkees to Take 54 in 9 Steps
- From Monkees to The Cheers in 9 Steps
Connections
- Cuddly Toy was covered by Monkees
- Daddy's Song was covered by Monkees
- Monkees recorded Cuddly Toy
- Monkees recorded Daddy's Song
- Monkees recorded The Birds, The Bees, and The Monkees
- The Birds, The Bees, and The Monkees was recorded by Monkees